Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-23
Interpretation Of Funds

EE EyESISG
Your correspondent, '-Ex-COmnissioner" In To-
days STAR, referring TO an alleged inputation
that an appropriation made by Congress for street
Improvements has been diverted ut the caprice
or the Commissioners and expended upon streets
not Appropriated for, adds: '.Such action on the
part or the Commit S-iOuerS would not ONLY no
highiy reprehensible but, IL accomplished, would
Involve equally grave derelic;IJn VI duly on the
part OF the accounting officers 81 the l. = Treas
Try, Including the First ControlI"r. deny that
any sHch Practice has ever prev allied; moreover
sly that IL never hl, been done in sin .,le Instance
and that IL could not be done without nyoyinr ali
tle officers above named"
In reply. TO make The issue specific direct and
Uhe4uiVocdl, have 10 state thai out Of the apprl
rTlatiOn OF 1879 the Commissioners expended
81 ,oti.40 under contract with Ross & NIirCiock
az SD per square yard, Tor the Improvement OF
+ street northwest. from 2oth street to Rock
Greek, AID West street. from Rock Greek 10 wash
ilTGton street, Georgetown, on the direct line OF.
travel between the RESIDENCES OF two OF the DIX,
tT4ct Conni SSi0ners, and that said sum was not
tAe Commissioners Of sud District, approved BY
lie secretary oi the Treasury, as by law required:
"a, said streets were rot included in said estimates.
or even ue nttoneI therein. or IN any manner en-
oraced Il the said approD riatiOn o. co ngress
Respectfully, &C. CLARKE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept -, 1887.
"A NEW BUILDING AssOCIATION.-The Second
homestead Building Association was organized at
9 Dohlli4lcs Hall, 9th and streets southwest
lsl eyt ming The following Officers were elected
PRESIDENT, X c. Campbell; vice president Daniel
j. d. L.
=. Dunn; directors, Robert Mcdonald, Thcs. j
Myers. j. d. Richardson. Henry Wex H. " S;rnfrh
@to. w pant, aEf John Finn. The constitution
provides Tor the Ia nent $50 on each share of
tock advanced OF and allows interest at The rate
oI q per cent Yer annum- About 3COshares were
Subscribed Tor.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The Clerks Association
l1+t last evening and elected the following oce r.
freolcent, Wm. h. Grimes: LIST yice-presiient i
w. Brooke; I'd y.ce-president, H. j. Wilson. Il
llce-president j. T.. Gibson: recording SECRETARY
r bresiau; financial secretary, II. c. Fisher:
treasurer. &. E Manter; warden. w H. Fill N
Was decided 10 hold public inst allation or thes,,
oileers October Is The reports OF the Outgoing
CHEERS show the association TO be in heaItny
financial condition. Much interest was mani
ted and report or the WORK OF the association
sAce It's organization July 81, 1885, Is being pre-
pared Tor publication.
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